The 2019 Valley Telecommunications $500 Scholarship Applications are now available for area high school seniors. The scholarship information may be obtained from area school guidance counselors or from our headquarters office in Herreid. The application may also be downloaded at the following link:

To be considered, each applicant is to submit their answers to a short questionnaire. Applications are judged by an independent third party. The scholarship award applies towards the student’s second semester of higher education. Complete instructions and requirements are included in the application packet. Completed applications are due in our business office on April 5, 2019. No late applications will be accepted.

The Valley Board of Directors, Staff, and Management are pleased to assist our area youth in continuing their education. Good Luck!

The 2018 Valley Telecommunications $500 Scholarship Applications are now available for area high school seniors. The scholarship information may be obtained from area school guidance counselors or from our headquarters office in Herreid. The application may also be downloaded at the following link:

To be considered, each applicant is to submit their answers to a short questionnaire. Applications are judged by an independent third party. The scholarship award applies towards the student’s second semester of higher education. Complete instructions and requirements are included in the application packet. Completed applications are due in our business office on April 6, 2018. No late applications will be accepted.

The Valley Board of Directors, Staff, and Management are pleased to assist our area youth in continuing their education. Good Luck!

The 2017 Valley Telco $500 Scholarship Applications are now available for area high school seniors. The scholarship information may be obtained from area school guidance counselors or from our headquarters office Herreid.

To be considered, each applicant is to submit their answers to a short questionnaire. Applications are judged by an independent third party. The scholarship award applies towards the student’s second semester of higher education. Complete instructions and requirements are included in the application packet. Completed applications are due in our business office on April 3, 2017. No late applications will be accepted.

The Valley Board of Directors, Staff, and Management are pleased to assist our area youth in continuing their education. Good Luck!

Please be advised, in the event of a power outage, fiber customers will have limited access to Valley services.

The Universal Power Supply mounted in your home will continue to power your telephone line for approximately 8 to 12 hours. This may decrease with extended use of your landline during power outages. In addition, the equipment is programmed to allow only telephone services to work anytime there is a commercial power outage. (Even if you have a laptop powered by a battery, Ethernet services used for Internet are disabled which helps to increase the UPS battery life for telephone use.)

Additional Electrical Outage and Communications Tips

*Generators are very helpful during power outages but come with great responsibility. For power outages, permanently installed stationary generators are better suited for providing backup power to the home. Even a properly connected portable generator can become overloaded. It is important to follow the rated wattage and capacity to avoid damage to household items or personal injury.

*If using a PTO-powered generator to provide temporary power to your home, it is imperative the generator is running at the right RPM’s and using proper voltage before throwing the transfer switch. If the voltage is incorrect, electrical equipment such as cordless phones, microwaves, TV’s, etc. will be damaged. It is imperative that you read and know the proper operating parameters of your generator.

*Use surge protectors on computers and other related electronic equipment.

*Always have at least one hardwired landline phone in your home. Cordless phones that rely on electricity are not reliable during storms.

*Cellular phones are good backups, but also rely on electricity. Although cellular phones have batteries, they must be kept charged and more importantly, cellular service relies on the towers, which are also fed by electricity.

Valley Telecommunications will be conducting system maintenance beginning at 11:59pm tonight through 6am on Tuesday, June 9th. This maintenance will be service affecting for ALL telephone services. Intermittent outages may last for several minutes.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact our business office at 437-2615. We appreciate your patience during this maintenance window.

Valley is committed to providing quality services that exceed our customers’ expectations with our services, and our customer service. We will provide a company atmosphere that promotes continued growth and prosperity of our employees, company and community.